*Ntege Asiimwe says that for one to drive one must have a min of S4. He is totally insane!! * 2008/10/26 ocii <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 40 killed in accidents in 14 days? this is total madness > > Enough is enough. Ugandans must stand up and ask for accountability. In > less than 14 days we have lost about 40 lives in road traffic accidents. > This is outrageous. On October 17, two separate accidents on Masaka Road > claimed three lives and left many other people critically injured. > > What is baffling me though is that no one seems to care. Do we have any > ministry in charge or the minister in charge has given up and has left > everything to fate? > > We have decried loss of innocent lives on bogus road accidents but nobody > seems to listen. What is mid-boggling is that most of these accidents are > preventable. They are actually not accidents, they are mere cases of > indiscipline on the part of the drivers! > > Now, since policy makers seem too lazy to think about what can be done to > avert this calamity, let me provide a few tips on how this madness can be > tamed. A driver who causes an accident and is found to have been reckless > should have his driving permit cancelled, sent to Luzira Prison and > thereafter be blacklisted never to drive again. > > Driving should not be a thing or job of school dropouts. Drivers should > have a minimum of S.4 or its equivalent. All drivers should undergo > specialised training. This business of drivers learning driving from > relatives and friends should be history. Uganda needs professional drivers. > That's why government drivers are not the major offenders in these stupid > accidents because one has to have a minimum level of education to drive > government vehicles. The major culprits are usually taxi drivers. > > Traffic police on roads should ensure all vehicles plying Ugandan roads are > road-worthy. The traffic officers who take bribes from motorists should be > prosecuted and dismissed from the force with disgrace. Big fines should be > imposed on drivers who cause accidents. This will deter reckless driving. > The issue of speed governors must be rejuvenated. Special vehicle inspection > should be done so that all vehicles (not only public this time) are > installed with speed governors. > > Ugandans should ask themselves why these accidents are a major phenomenon > in Uganda and other developing countries? For instance, an accident in > Europe or USA makes headlines on international media because it is not a > common phenomenon. But in Uganda accidents are the order of the day! > Accidents in Uganda, no longer make big headlines because it has become a > ''norm.'' Enough is enough. We must say no to this menace. > Ntegye Asiimwe, > Norway > > ------------------------------ > > *Yahoo! Canada Toolbar :* Search from anywhere on the web and bookmark > your favourite sites. Download it now! <http://ca.toolbar.yahoo.com/> > > _______________________________________________ > Ugandanet mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/ugandanet > % UGANDANET is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > >
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